Family’s attempts to get money left Tyron Smith feeling “betrayed”

Summary of 2 articles · Updated May 17, 2013

If Austin wants to know how tough it can really get, he should talk to Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith, who was selected with the ninth pick in the 2011 draft out of USC. Smith said that the money went missing while he was using a financial adviser… (more) his parents recommended to him before the draft, leaving him “betrayed” because he had agreed to give them a “substantial” amount of money in four installments. According to Smith, the push for more money kept coming and increased when he let the family know that he’d be moving to left tackle. That was followed by Smith’s lawyer revealing that Smith was missing more than $1 million and blamed his family for taking it, something Smith’s mother denied as part of a nasty little episode that threw back the curtain on the tackle’s private life. There was nothing wrong with helping them out and making sure they were taken care of, but not something to where they live the same lifestyle as you.”

Former West Virginia and current St. Louis Rams receiver Tavon Austin recently said that he can't believe how many people are crawling out of the woodwork asking for money now that he's set up as the eighth-selected player in the 2013 NFL draft. "E…